About block 956,252
Bitcoin block 956,252 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM UTC, 22 min 21 s after block 956,251. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,210 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0466 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1716 BTC for this block.
Block 956,252 is number 669 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,347 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,748 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,627 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.